The property tax measure might repeal a 7-percent cut set to expire at the end of June, and the hotel tax increase would bring the rate per room to 5.875 percent.
Sat 6 Dec 2008
Filed under: Taxation, Hotels and Motels, City Council (New York City), Property Taxes, City Councils, Bloomberg, Michael R, Budgets and Budgeting, Quinn, Christine C, New York City — @ 4:03 am
Fri 14 Nov 2008
Filed under: Quinn, Christine C, Budgets and Budgeting, Bloomberg, Michael R, Politics and Government — @ 6:43 am
City Council speaker Christine C. Quinn said that Mayor Michael R. Bloomberg’s proposal to overhaul the city’s senior centers belongs “in the garbage can.”
Fri 31 Oct 2008
Filed under: City Councils, Term Limits (Political Office), Law and Legislation, City Hall, Quinn, Christine C, Bloomberg, Michael R — @ 2:48 am
Tensions between the City Council speaker and aides to Mayor Michael R. Bloomberg are erupting just a week after the Council voted on divisive term-limits legislation.
Thu 30 Oct 2008
Filed under: Public Housing, Hernandez, Tino, New York City Housing Authority, Elevators and Escalators, Quinn, Christine C, City Councils, Accidents and Safety — @ 3:09 am
Leaders of the city’s public housing agency told City Council members on Wednesday that elevator safety was a top priority, but they faced tough questions.
Thu 23 Oct 2008
Filed under: Term Limits (Political Office), Gerson, Alan J, Yassky, David, City Councils, Law and Legislation, Bloomberg, Michael R, Quinn, Christine C, City Hall, Politics and Government — @ 3:39 am
Three City Council members said they would introduce a measure requiring that any revisions to term-limit laws be achieved by a public referendum, not legislation.
Wed 22 Oct 2008
Filed under: City Councils, Term Limits (Political Office), City Hall, Quinn, Christine C, Politics and Government, Bloomberg, Michael R, New York City — @ 1:32 pm
The City Council speaker said the body will vote Thursday on Mayor Michael R. Bloomberg’s plan to revise the term limits law so he can seek re-election.
Wed 22 Oct 2008
Filed under: City Councils, Term Limits (Political Office), City Hall, Quinn, Christine C, Politics and Government, Bloomberg, Michael R, New York City — @ 4:41 am
The City Council speaker said the body will vote Thursday on Mayor Michael R. Bloomberg’s plan to revise the term limits law so he can seek reelection.
Wed 22 Oct 2008
Filed under: City Councils, Term Limits (Political Office), City Hall, Quinn, Christine C, Politics and Government, Bloomberg, Michael R, New York City — @ 3:48 am
The City Council speaker said the body will vote Thursday on Mayor Michael R. Bloomberg’s plan to revise the term limits law so he can seek reelection.
Thu 16 Oct 2008
Filed under: Income Tax, Taxation, Quinn, Christine C, Budgets and Budgeting, New York City — @ 6:36 am
City officials are considering an increase in the city’s personal income tax as they confront multibillion-dollar budget gaps in coming years.
Tue 14 Oct 2008
Filed under: Term Limits (Political Office), Campaign Finance, City Councils, Quinn, Christine C, Bloomberg, Michael R, Elections — @ 1:23 pm
Some New York City Council members who have been campaigning for higher office have spent far more than the city’s public financing system allows for Council races.